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Barges grounded by low water halt Mississippi River traffic

By JIM SALTER
Oct 05, 2022 7:00 am - The unusually low water level in the lower Mississippi River is causing barges to get stuck in mud and sand, disrupting river travel for shippers, recreational boaters a...
California water agencies offer Colorado River savings

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE
Oct 05, 2022 7:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California water agencies that rely on the parched Colorado River said Wednesday they can reduce their use by one-tenth starting in 2023 in res...
Trial begins in Spain over 2013 train crash that killed 80

By RAQUEL REDONDO
Oct 05, 2022 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - A trial opened Wednesday in Spain over a 2013 train derailment that killed 80 passengers and injured 145 others, amid tensions at the court entrance betwee...
Iran's state-run IRNA news agency says detained Iranian-American Baquer Namazi, 85, has left country for Oman

The Associated Press
Oct 05, 2022 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's state-run IRNA news agency says detained Iranian-American Baquer Namazi, 85, has left country for Oman. ...
Suspect in family's kidnapping found; victims still missing

The Associated Press
Oct 05, 2022 7:00 am - MERCED, Calif. (AP) - A man suspected of kidnapping a Sikh family, including an 8-month-old baby, in central California tried to kill himself Tuesday and is hospitalized...
Lebanese lawmaker demands trapped bank savings

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB
Oct 05, 2022 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - A Lebanese parliamentarian on Wednesday entered a bank branch near Beirut, demanding some of her trapped savings to cover medical expenses. Cash-strapped L...
Exercise caution with zero-premium Medicare Advantage plans

By TOM MURPHY
Oct 05, 2022 7:00 am - Health insurers will flood the Medicare Advantage market again this fall with enticing offers for plans that have no monthly price tag. The number of so-called zero-prem...
Ohio elections chief announces new public integrity unit

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS
Oct 05, 2022 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's Republican elections chief on Wednesday announced a new public integrity unit in response to what he called Americans' 'œcrisis of confidenc...
Ford offers $80 million to fight global authoritarianism

By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Oct 05, 2022 7:00 am - The Ford Foundation will commit $80 million over the next five years to work that strengthens nonprofits fighting against authoritarian regimes. Such groups are struggli...
Low-income communities learn to tackle climate-fueled heat

By ANITA SNOW
Oct 05, 2022 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Reggie Carrillo knows firsthand that where you live can determine how hot your neighborhood gets. The environmental activist and educator resides in a la...

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